πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 40 marbles. Lily has 8 fewer than Leo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2There are 72 kids on the bus. 45 get off at the first stop and 8 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
395 birds are in a tree. 80 fly away. Then 61 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Leo had some cards. Leo got 4 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Leo has 24 cards. How many cards did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Leo has 36 stickers. Aiden gives Leo 4 more. Then Leo gives away 8. How many stickers does Leo have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 3 cards on Monday and 2 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 8 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
7There are 55 kids on the bus. 27 get off at the first stop and 16 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
8Mei has 23 marbles. Lily has 15 fewer than Mei. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Leo had some cards. Leo got 2 cards on Monday and 2 cards on Tuesday. Now Leo has 14 cards. How many cards did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Maya has 5 shells. Ben has 43 more than Maya. Aiden has 15 fewer than Ben. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Lily had some cards. Lily got 6 cards on Monday and 16 cards on Tuesday. Now Lily has 64 cards. How many cards did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Kai has 24 red crayons and 8 blue crayons. Nora has 16 crayons. How many more crayons does Kai have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 72 marbles
- 2. 19 kids
- 3. 76 birds
- 4. 13 cards
- 5. 32 stickers
- 6. 3 cards
- 7. 12 kids
- 8. 31 marbles
- 9. 10 cards
- 10. 33 shells
- 11. 42 cards
- 12. 16 crayons
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